Steve Rubel is EVP/Global Strategy and Insights for Edelman - the world's largest independent public relations firm. In his role, Rubel works across the firm to help clients better understand how to unify their communications strategies across mainstream, new, social and owned media.

In addition, Rubel also acts as a highly visible Edelman thought leader and writer on media. He speaks dozens of times each year around the world and appears frequently in the press. In addition he actively shares his observations and insights at steverubel.com, his monthly Advertising Age column, and on Twitter - where he is followed by more than 50,000.

Rubel has been named to several prestigious lists, including: PR Week's 40 Under 40 and The Forbes.com Web Celeb 25.

Prior to joining Edelman in 2006, Rubel worked for 15 years in a variety of marketing communications positions in corporate, non-profit and small/mid-sized PR firms.

Steve can be reached via email at steverubel@gmail.com.

Note: Everything posted on this site is Steve Rubel's personal opinion. It does not represent the views of Edelman or its clients.